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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Sally and Larry do after hearing the good news?
(a) Go for a drive
(b) Go shopping
(c) Go out to dinner
(d) Have a party

2. Which anniversary do Sid and Charity celebrate?
(a) 5th
(b) 3rd
(c) 10th
(d) 4th

3. What is the state of Charity's health?
(a) She has diabetes
(b) She is recovering from surgery
(c) She has cancer
(d) She is well

4. Where did Charity go to get away from Sid?
(a) Kennebunkport
(b) New York
(c) Ontario
(d) Folsom Hill

5. Where did Sally and Larry meet?
(a) At the library at Berkeley
(b) In the Peace Corps
(c) At church
(d) In high school

6. What body of water do Larry and Sally view from their new apartment?
(a) Lake Erie
(b) Lake Monona
(c) The Pacific Ocean
(d) Lake Havasu

7. What year is it when the novel opens?
(a) 1962
(b) 1945
(c) 1938
(d) 1972

8. Who is Charity's husband?
(a) Clay
(b) Sid
(c) Mark
(d) John

9. What surprise does Sid have for Charity and her family?
(a) He has a terminal illness
(b) He bought Charity a ring
(c) He plans to move in
(d) He is very wealthy

10. What do Sally and Charity talk about?
(a) Recipes
(b) Their pregnancies
(c) The holidays
(d) Women's rights

11. What material has Sid had published?
(a) Editorials
(b) Poems
(c) Movie reviews
(d) Short stories

12. What did Larry and Sally name their daughter?
(a) Lang
(b) Laurie
(c) Louise
(d) Lynn

13. What do Larry and Sid talk about?
(a) Cigars
(b) Their careers
(c) The stock market
(d) Art collecting

14. What event does Larry feel as if he had been a part of even though he was not?
(a) World War II
(b) World War I
(c) The Stock Market Crash
(d) Sid and Charity's courtship

15. What major event has just occurred as the chapter begins?
(a) Charity opens a music store
(b) Charity has just had her baby
(c) Sid has bought a new house
(d) Sally gets a new job at the college

Short Answer Questions

1. Who helps Larry with his editing?

2. What does Larry think about on this morning?

3. For what reason does Larry believe much material is written?

4. What does Sid bring for Larry in the morning?

5. How is Charity's mother characterized?

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